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It is 1860 and revolution is erupting throughout the world over universal emancipation. Civil war looms in the Unites States. In the midst of it all, a young woman is moving back to Boston with what is left of her family, devastated and bankrupted by savage, tragic events that occurred less than a year ago in the Pacific Northwest. They traverse a hostile terrain on the new Panama isthmus railroad, the most modern transportation in the world. From inside their coach they watch the humid forest, a different type of green from what they knew up north, slipping fast past, a warm verdant blur. Looking down the aisle they see an uncomfortable array of fellow travelers, an international mix of characters with whom they will get to know all too well . . . each with hidden hopes and dreams . . . predators and victims, desperadoes and hangmen, widows and widow makers. A convenient ride through the jungle. An inconvenient assault. A run for their lives.… (more)
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Isthmus is the second novel in the Widow Walk series. This story tells of the widowed Emmy Evers and her children after they the Pacific
LaSalle weaves historical fact beautifully through this story. A country on the brink of change from the days of slavery; yet many still fought to keep the old way of life. The brutality of the times will shock and appall at times. Each chapter is written about a specific character, and narrated through their eyes. His characters are well thought out and totally believable. Some likeable others not, but either way they will enthrall you.
Isthmus is the second novel in the Widow Walk series. This story tells of the widowed Emmy Evers and her children after they the Pacific
LaSalle weaves historical fact beautifully through this story. A country on the brink of change from the days of slavery; yet many still fought to keep the old way of life. The brutality of the times will shock and appall at times. Each chapter is written about a specific character, and narrated through their eyes. His characters are well thought out and totally believable. Some likeable others not, but either way they will enthrall you.